March 12, 2026
Prime Minister Carney announces ambitious new plan to defend, build, and transform the North
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Canada’s North is going through a period of profound change. The world is becoming more dangerous and divided. The assumptions that shaped decades of Canadian defence and security are being upended. Climate change is causing our Arctic region to warm nearly three times faster than the global average, a shift that great powers are […]
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March 8, 2026
Canada eyes deeper security ties with Japan and other ‘middle powers’ in Indo-Pacific
“We are systematically reaching out to countries like Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand; we are consolidating those relationships and making our own presence better felt in the region,” David McGuinty, who accompanied Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on a two-day Tokyo visit this past weekend, told The Japan Times on Saturday. […]
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March 3, 2026
Minister David McGuinty Speaks with Media in Sydney, Australia
CPAC: Defence Minister David McGuinty speaks with reporters in Sydney, Australia, where he is accompanying Prime Minister Mark Carney on an official visit.
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February 26, 2026
Minister Anand and Minister McGuinty welcomed Republic of Korea counterparts to Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, welcomed their Republic of Korea counterparts to Ottawa for the second Foreign and Defence 2 2 Ministerial Meeting. The ministers met with the Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Minister […]
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February 24, 2026
Statement marking four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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February 18, 2026
Minister David McGuinty Highlights Govt’s Defence Industrial Strategy
CPAC: Defence Minister David McGuinty holds a news conference at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards to discuss the government’s newly-released defence industrial strategy.
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February 17, 2026
Prime Minister Carney announces the launch of Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy
Montréal, Québec What a pleasure to be back in Montréal and at CAE – a leading Canadian defence company that is building what Canada needs. For generations, skilled workers in Québec have supported the industries that underpin Canada’s security and prosperity. Quebecers know what it means to build things that matter. The work you […]
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February 13, 2026
Defence Minister David McGuinty Speaks at Munich Security Conference
CPAC: At the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Defence Minister David McGuinty participates in a panel discussion on strengthening defense industrial cooperation.
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December 12, 2025
Happy Holidays!
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December 9, 2025
Government of Canada announces strategic partnership to strengthen military communications in the Arctic
The Government of Canada is committed to equipping the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with the tools it needs to protect Canadians, strengthen our Arctic security and unleash the economic potential of the North. Today, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, […]
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